Bengal shocker: Accident victim left to die as bystanders look on

A 55-year-old man in Bengal who was hit by a speeding truck was left to die as no help arrived for about 30 minutes.

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Indrajit Kundu

Kolkata

August 26, 2016

UPDATED: December 13, 2016 14:51 IST

HIGHLIGHTS

55-year-old cyclist left to die after he was hit by a truck.

The accident happened around 5 am on JN Mukherjee road in Howrah.

Police have seized the truck and the driver has also been arrested.

In a re-run of what happened in capital Delhi just a few days back, a cyclist who was run over by a speeding truck in West Bengal was left to die as bystanders refused to come to his rescue. The incident has come to light in Howrah district where an accident victim kept lying on the road without any help for nearly 30 minutes. CCTV footage accessed by India Today TV clearly shows how bystanders looked on as the victim lay on the road bleeding in pain but no one came to help. 55-year-old Dhiren Nayak was riding his cycle when a speeding truck hit him from behind on JN Mukherjee road in Howrah. The CCTV footage shows Nayak, lying on the road-side, writhing in pain in front of a shop. A man is even seen peeping out of the road-side store at him a couple of times. Vehicles went past Nayak crying for help yet no-one could be seen coming to his help. The accident happened around 5 am on Thursday morning and nearly half an hour after which a crowd gathered around Nayak and the police was informed. Eventually he was rushed to a nearby nursing home and later shifted to Kolkata Medical College where he succumbed to his injuries. Nayak's family feels precious time was lost as bystanders remained mute spectators. They say, Nayak was still alive when he was brought to the hospital but had lost a lot of blood. "Had someone rushed him to the hospital immediately, perhaps a life could have been saved," his relatives lamented. Police have seized the truck and the driver has also been arrested. Earlier this month, a similar incident was witnessed in Delhi where CCTV footage revealed how several bystanders walked passed an accident victim without helping the injured man who eventually died.